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By MALCOLM W. BROWN! ..uc-ON. South Viet Naml lAPl~—Llfe for the Communisti ‘let Cong guerrilla begins st| Communistsl have been organizing since‘ 1940.

Many of the best troops in the ' ,Cong‘s 514th Battalion of guerrilla parents.

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for a cause, it is a way_of life.

on there has been a mili- tary victory and times are good, one can organize openly and even hold victory parades in as the Viet Cong has

been doing. When there has been a bad defeat. one must go under-

ground for a while. There have been many defeats for the Viet ("orig in 20 years. but the guer- rilla knows patience and perse- rerance.

N0 TIME LIMIT

There is no time limit for vic- tory. The dedicated Viet C seems willing to fight a life- time. if necessary. Or his sons will carry on the fight.

That is the Communist enemy the Saigon government and its Arnerican ally are trying to liq- uirlate. s p e n din g $500000,-

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‘ 000 and 4.000 lives a year.

Why does this enemy go on fighting. even in the face of modern weapons and bloody losses?

Part of the reason is eco- Lsomic. Under the French colon- ial regime. few peasants owned land. Moat worked as tenant farmers. paying heavy taxes to landlord .

In 1955-58. after South Viet Nam became independent. the Ngo Dinb Diem government proclaimed major land reforms. But the Communists already had carried out land reforms oi their own. long before the final defeat of the French. The new reforms came too late. FORMED GUERRILLA ARMY

The Communists had done much more. They had an ad- ministrative system of provin cial. district and village com- . . They had staffed schools with t.rained political ca- dres. They levied taxes and raised a guerrilla arm,v—“the people's selfdefence forces of the National Liberation Front."

The War is ugly. but there usually is plenty of respite from

territorial guerrilla spcnds most of his time working on his crops with his family. War comes when a party leader orders an attack on an outpost or when government troops make a raid.

The 'nd of socialist economic system proclaimed by the Com- munists came naturally to the ’ietnamese peasants. provided

,they could keep some land of their own. The peasants distrust outsiders. including "foreign- ers" from Saigon. and prefer helping themselves.

For 2.000 years. the Vietnam- ese have been fighting to keep foreigners off their soil. e area was colonized by Chinese and French. Occasional invas- ions came from the Cambodians and others. Viet Nam always has thrown its enemies out.

sooner or later—even great ad-

veraaries like Kublai Khan and the French army.

In the eyes of many peasants.

the modern South Vietnamese

army itself is a foreign army.

I-t fights with American weap

one and advisers. its officers

were trained in France or in the

‘US_, its uniforms are foreign

and it is commanded by Saigon

i-a city remote in outlook and

‘standards from the peasant.

STEAL FROM PEASANTS Saigon commanders been trying for years to improve army discipline to prevent the stealing of food from peasants but such stealing continues

let Cong Guerrillas l rained From Cradle

fishtinti The average Viet Cong: weekend at the home of her PM

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Mr. and Mrs Blaine Herring. Charlottetown were at e home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs Angus Stewart. High Bank to: their Christmas holidays.

7 Mr. and Mrs. Billy White. Pictou. visited here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Munn. They planned to return to Pic tou before Jan. 6 as Mrs. White teaches school there.

School opened here Jan. 6 with Mrs. arry Clements. teacher. from ite San .

A steamer went east up the strait through the ice on

27. Then again residents hero saw another ship. believed to be the Tupper. wending her way eastward through the ice on Sunday evening.

Miss Pauline Rlchardl. Little Sands spent a week with her als- ter Mrs. Charles Murcheaon and

Holiday. A marriage of local interest took place on Saturday Doc. ID at the muse B at when Miss Glenda Stewart daughter Mr. and Mrs. Alex atewari ‘harlottatown was married to

. Garry Johnstone. Halifax. non of Mr. and Mrs.‘ Emerson Johnstono

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the home 0f thq brides‘ sister. i"lr;. Kenny Emery. wood is- All

were pi-out I. M80-Neill. Littlr 8snds,~ grann- aunt of the bride was I eat at ‘110 reception. Mr. 'and Mrs. -lohssfone left by car after the for a honeymoon

where . immadiatal.

reception "Win. Toronto and other e.

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5 nivorury is December.

Government raids on Viet Cong hamlets are dreaded, not wel- comed as liberation.

111 my cs se. government troops stay only a few hours. The Viet Cong will be back quickly. with brutal reprint. against anyone who collabor- ated with the Saigon troops.

"The creation of a Viet Cong guerrilla begins with his par- ents. continues in the Viet Cong

school system and is tempered into fighting strength by years of war." a long-time resident of the delta says. "Until you can control the schools and adminis- tration of the delta. you cannot defeat your enemy. A

you defeat your enemy. you cannot control his schools and administration. There is your dilemm "

Long-time observers of the South Vietnamese scene believe the Viet Cong can be defeated only when its members are per- uaded the free world has some- thing much better to offer. Life- timlt: patterns must somehow be

o en.

Despite heavy casualties and some defections to Saigon, Viet Cong ranks have grown in am last four years.

American agricultural and

economic aid have scarcely dientted peasant hostility intha e a

have got to find new- methods. heaven knows what." an exasperated American offi- (‘

ELLERSLIE

Mrs. Winston England was hostess to St. John's Anglican Ladies Aid for December meet- insz. Meeting opened with pray- ers and scripture reading follow- ed by roll call and minutes of previous meeting and s n n u al meeting. The officers are as fol- lows: president, Mrs. Luther El- lis ire-eleciedl: vice- president, C. Williams (re-electedl; secretary- treasurer. Mrs. on England the-electedl: ceme- tery fund. Mrs. Winston England sick committee. Mrs. Albert Sharpe Ii'e~elected!. Mrs. Luther Williams read an interesting story. Meeting closed with pray- ers and hymns. followed lunch by hostess and commit-

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Miss nurse,

Joan Burleigti. student Summerside. spent. the

ents. Mr. and Mrs. Burton Bur-

Miss Arlene flayes. Charlotte- town. spent a recent weekend with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Hayes.

Miss Kathleen Ellis. Summer- slde. spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther El-

James Burleigh is out again

after being confined to his home through illness. Mr. and Mrs. Berthrom Phil- lips. Halifax. N.S.. were week- end guests of her mother. Mrs. Joshua Millar.

Mrs. ‘Harold Gillie was a re- cent visitor of her sister. Mrs. Earl Simmons and Sim mons, Summerside.

Mr. and Mrs. Ord Sharpe and Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Phillips. o‘Leary. were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sharpe. Louis Adams Hermon Adams and family, Halifax. NS. were re- cent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Adams.

Mr. and Mrs. George Mae- Quarrle. Charlottetown. were re- cent visitors of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Neil MacQuarrie.

Charlie Hutchinson. Summer- slde. spent the weekend visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hutchinson.

Mrs Herbert Hutchinson left recently for USA. to visit her sister who is ill.

Mrs. Jonetta Odgen. Elmadale spent the Christmas holidays via- iting her parents. Mr. and Harold Gillis.

Mr. and Mrs. Orvila Millar and baby daughter. Ottawa. On- tario. wera holiday visitors if his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gop- don Millar.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mscisaac and Don Borden. were (11 mas visitors of her parents. Mr and Mrs. Ernest MacNevin.

Mr. and Mrs. James Morrison and family, Alberton. were holiday visitors of his parenb. Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison.

Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hutch- inson and family. Summerside. were recent visitors of their par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. William Grant and Mr. and Mrs. K. Hul- chinaon.

Stanley MacDonald accompan- ied by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald MacAusland and Willard Mac- Ausland spent the holidays in

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Mr. and Mrs. James Burlaigh. and family were recent visitors other sister. Mrs. William Parker and Mr. Parker. Su m- merslde.

Stanley Evans. Bedeqln. VII I recent visitor of Mr. and Mrs. William Grant.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Paynter. Summerside. were recent. visit- ors of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Coughlin.

Miss Willena Gillie. Charlotte-

town. spent the holidays visiting her patents. Mr. and Mrs. ‘Biso- dore Gillis ‘

Mn. 1...... Burleigh is s pac- ldnt in Stewart Memorial Health

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' Miss Ernsstien Enllsad.‘ Suns- meeaide. was a recent visitor at her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs A. Mscilesn.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grin celebrated their sou: wedding sn-

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